Henry Laufer (born January 3, 1990), known professionally as Shlohmo, is an American musician and record producer based in Los Angeles, California. Laufer co-founded the record label WeDidIt Records.[1][2]
Shlohmo is associated with the Los Angeles beat music scene of the mid-2000s, alongside other producers such as Flying Lotus, Nosaj Thing, Knxwledge, Tokimonsta, and Teebs.[3] Shlohmo has released three studio albums—Bad Vibes (2011), Dark Red (2015), and The End (2019), alongside various EPs and collaborative projects.
Early life
Laufer attended Crossroads School, a private high school in Santa Monica, California, where he met Nick Meledandri, the co-founder of the Wedidit music collective.[4] Laufer briefly enrolled at the California College of the Arts to study drawing and painting. He left college following the release of his Shlomoshun EP in 2010, which led to an album deal with the Los Angeles-based label Friends of Friends.[5]
Career
Shlohmo released his debut EP Shlo-Fi in 2009. In 2011, his release Bad Vibes gained critical recognition from platforms like Pitchfork and Resident Advisor. He later released several EPs, including Vacation (2012) and Laid Out (2013). Shlohmo gained attention for remixes of tracks like Drake and the Weeknd's "Crew Love" and Banks' "Brain".[6][7]
In 2014, Shlohmo collaborated with Jeremih on the joint EP No More and in 2015, he released his second studio album Dark Red.[8] During this time period, Shlohmo produced music for Tory Lanez, Corbin, and Yung Lean.[9] In 2017, he executive-produced Corbin's debut LP, Mourn.
In 2018, he worked on and contributed to Joji's debut album Ballads 1.[10] His third LP, The End, was released in March 2019 through the Friends of Friends label.[11]
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